The tennis was not out of the top-drawer, but Coco Gauff showed superb determination to beat Martina Trevisan and book her place in the final of the French Open at Roland-Garros. The American teenager will need to up her level as Iga Swiatek lies in wait. Stream the 2022 French Open live and on-demand on discovery+.
Coco Gauff beat Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 to set up a French Open final with Iga Swiatek.
Swiatek was majestic in beating Daria Kasatkina with ease, and the world No. 1 would not be losing any sleep following the second semi-final as Gauff came through a bitty contest filled with mistakes.
For all the errors from both players, it was Gauff who advanced and the teenager has the firepower to trouble Swiatek provided she finds her best form.
The first set was littered with errors, and breaks of serve. It could be argued that the most intriguing part of the opening set was Gauff complaining to umpire Marijana Veljovic over what she perceived to be Trevisan’s excessive noise.
Trevisan was warned but appeared to take little notice, as there was no change to her approach, while Gauff did little to endear herself to the crowd by repeatedly questioning line calls.
The lack of authority on serve was a key facet of the opening set. Trevisan was broken on four successive occasions, which allowed Gauff to close out the opener in 46 minutes.
Trevisan called the trainer at the end of the first set, and after receiving treatment on her right thigh she stopped the run of breaks by holding at the start of the second.
But the Italian did not have the firepower to keep Gauff at bay – as the American broke in the fourth game and went on to secure her place in her first Grand Slam final.
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